1,4-dicyanobenzene

(Last updated April 2026)

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Figure . The molecular diagram of Dicyanobenzene.

CSP studies

REFCODETEPNIT
FormulaC8 H4 N2
Common Name1,4-dicyanobenzene
IUPAC Systematic Name1,4-Dicyanobenzene
Other Names
CSD RefcodesTEPNIT06, TEPNIT16
Search IdentifierA
ScientistSarah Barnett
Datepre-2010
PublicationNo publication planned.
Energy model1
Study_ID0
ProgramsMOLPAK, DMAREL (4.1.1)
Location on S Drive\\CHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\0-EarlySearches\\home\\louise_price.eminerals\\1,4-dicyanobenzene\\1,4-dicyanobenzene_fit
Potential DescriptionDMA + FIT
Intramolecular DescriptionMP2/6-31G(d,p)
Search IdentifierB
ScientistSarah Barnett
Datepre-2010
PublicationNo publication planned.
Energy model1
Study_ID1
ProgramsMOLPAK, DMACRYS (1.0.1)
Location on S Drive\\CHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\0-EarlySearches\\home\\louise_price.eminerals\\1,4-dicyanobenzene\\1,4-dicyanobenzene_will
Potential DescriptionDMA + Will01
Intramolecular DescriptionMP2/6-31G(d,p)
Search IdentifierC
ScientistNizar Issa / Panos Karamertzanis
Date2012
PublicationIssa N, Barnett SA, Mohamed S, Braun DE, Copley RCB, Tocher DA, Price SL 2012. CrystEngComm 14, 2454-2464. DOI: Open paper (10.1039/c2ce06325e)
Energy model1
Study_ID20
ProgramsRigid CrystalPredictor (1), DMACRYS (2.0.2)
Location on S Drive\\CHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\SuccinicAcidCocrystals\\Dicyanobenzene
Potential DescriptionRigid CrystalPredictor + MP2 6-31G(d,p) DMA +FIT
Intramolecular DescriptionMP2/6-31G(d,p)
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Figure . Crystal energy landscape of Dicyanobenzene from previous work. Top left: Energy model A1. Bottom left: Energy model B1. Right: Energy model C1.

CSD structures (CSD version 6.01 with Feb 2026 update)

Table . Crystallographic information for CSD entries for Dicyanobenzene. Different polymorphs are coloured differently.

REFCODEspace groupZ’a / Åb / Åc / Åα / °β / °γ / °density / g cm-3Form
TEPNIT02P-10.53.8396.5797.333114.4893.5996.971.2817triclinic polymorph
TEPNIT04P-10.53.8476.5857.322114.593.60000096.91.2797triclinic polymorph
TEPNIT05P-10.53.8436.5757.313114.593.53000096.9900001.2847triclinic polymorph
TEPNIT06P21/c0.53.8687.0812.12790.097.21000090.01.2915monoclinic alpha polymorph
TEPNIT10P-10.57.318007.544003.84180.4593.570000127.440001.2830triclinic polymorph
TEPNIT11P-10.53.8436.5757.313114.593.53000096.9900001.2847triclinic polymorph
TEPNIT12P-10.53.8526.5897.331114.52193.56896.9480001.2760triclinic polymorph
TEPNIT13P-10.53.8356.576007.3114.6493.5196.881.2905triclinic polymorph
TEPNIT14P-10.53.7816.457.27000114.29792.78500097.8120001.3380triclinic polymorph
TEPNIT15P-10.53.79446.49197.2854114.20992.98297.6551.3208None

Table . Experimental information for CSD entries for Dicyanobenzene.

REFCODEspace groupR factorT / KYearComments
TEPNIT02P-15.8None197810.1107/S056774087801016X
TEPNIT04P-13.7None1982None
TEPNIT05P-14.18None198410.1016/0022-2860(84)80251-3
TEPNIT06P21/c5.0None199610.3891/acta.chem.scand.50-1164
TEPNIT10P-16.9None197710.1107/S0567740877005950
TEPNIT11P-14.26None198410.1016/0022-2860(84)80251-3
TEPNIT12P-14.68298 K201910.1002/anie.201905769
TEPNIT13P-16.01298 K201910.1002/anie.201905769
TEPNIT14P-15.029100.0 K202010.1021/acs.jpcc.0c01762
TEPNIT15P-111.14193 K2024None

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